Oleomargarine Bill: Correspondence, 1948

Item Description

Title

Oleomargarine Bill: Correspondence, 1948

Creator

Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.

Published: August 31, 2006, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections

Description

Topics include oleomargarine legislation; oleomargarine tax; oleomargarine use in hotels and restaurants disguised as butter; oleomargarine coloring; production of oleomargarine and the cornering of the cotton oil market by two companies; oleomargarine bill in the Senate Committee on Finance; rather than the Senate Agriculture Committee; the United States Food and Drug Administration and the misbranding of foods; Vermont dairy industry; corn syrup served as maple syrup.